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Leadership - and leadership studies - are in flux. In the revised and updated fourth edition of this acclaimed text, contributors speak directly to the central points of change: leadership vs. management; leadership and followership; and the diversity of leadership styles and pathways. Tapping the wisdom of classic articles and fifteen new readings, William Rosenbach and Robert Taylor present a renewed framework for understanding leaders and leadership from a contemporary perspective.

Editorial Reviews

James MacGregor Burns

A wide-ranging, sophisticated, and illuminating collection of recent work on leadership.

Nicholas H. Allen

A premier set of essays on leadership of great value to scholar and practitioner alike.

Peter B. Petersen

An excellent collection.... This highly professional book is ideal for both the student and practitioner.

Powell E. Toth

One of the best collections of leadership articles I have found. It covers the area in breadth and depth. Excellent text!

Ann Howard

The articles in this multidisciplinary volume capture the richness and complexity of leadership processes....Provocative and insightful.

John K. Clemens

This thoughtfully selected collection of articles deals directly with society’s most urgent problem: its growing disenchantment with leaders and leadership.

Airpower Journal

A valuable contribution to the military leader's toolbox.... A wealth of information.

USI Journal

An excellent book, worth reading and worth using in teaching leadership.

Rusi Journal

Thought provoking and of value for those in the military intent on improving their leadership ability and the effectiveness of their organization.

Warren Bennis

The single best book of readings on leadership around— by far.

Michael A. Freney

A brilliant piece in a field where no dominant paradigm has evolved. Leadership is a dynamic activity in every aspect.

Parameters

Provides an excellent overview of the art of leadership.... A fine balance of theory and application.

Military Review

A thought-provoking collection.... This multidimensional look at leadership affords the reader perspective and insight unavailable elsewhere in a single text.

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Praise for Prior Editions:

“This edition is another home run for Rosenbach and Taylor, a skillfully organized volume that offers insightful and thought-provoking articles on concepts and examples of leadership useful to researchers as well as to senior practitioners of the art of leadership.”
—Lawrence P. Taylor, retired American diplomat and former director of the Foreign Service Institute and United States Ambassador to Estonia

“The single best book of readings on leadership around—by far.”
—Warren Bennis, University of Southern California

“A wide-ranging, sophisticated, and illuminating collection of recent work on leadership, brilliantly reflecting the important progress that has been made and laying the groundwork for the even more important work that lies ahead.”
—James MacGregor Burns, author of Leadership

“In each edition, Rosenbach and Taylor present multiple perspectives on the leader-manager debate, leader tasks and roles, and leader-follower relationships. The inclusion of leadership development on a variety of continua and global leadership add important breadth to this volume. Depth added by a greater diversity of authors makes this an important resource for anyone interested in critical leadership issues.”
—Marilyn J. Amey, Michigan State University

“Rosenbach and Taylor have compiled a wonderful collection that soars in its prose on leadership. The editors have collated writings that not only speak to modern day issues but resonate with the realities of bygone situations and personalities, in particular a look at the excesses exhibited by a surprising number of today’s executive that remind why the Athenians made hubris a high crime. Without a doubt, the collection distinguishes itself as a sophisticated yet accessible theory-to-practice reader that will equally satisfy the skeptics as well as the students of leadership.”
—Alphonse Keasley, Ph.D., University of Colorado

"Rosenbach and Taylor have given us the very best and widest range of leadership articles available in one cover. From leadership classics to the latest challenges facing today’s executives; from the deepest internal factors of ethics and charisma to the broadest macro issues of global leadership, the sixth edition is the premier collection for stimulating discussion across the range of 'contemporary issues in leadership.'"
—Robert Ginnett, coauthor of Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience

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Posted October 13, 2006

Anthology's authors knowledgeably dissect leadership traits

This collection of essays from 21 contributors is inspiring reading for those who want to build their leadership talents or improve their companies. It is designed for good leaders, or for people who aspire to that rank and are open to being taught. Interestingly, the book also addresses how people can become better followers. Unlike many other books within this topic range, this anthology makes a distinction between leadership, which it sees as direction setting, and management, which it sees as somewhat more procedural. The essays are interesting, wide-ranging and practical. We find that the 21 voices here have a unified mission: to explain why some people are better than others at getting attention, accomplishing specific tasks and providing their followers with a sense of meaning.

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